2016-11-10T10:41:43-08:00 2015-12-31 Lederer Levine & Associates LLC 1099 Wall St West Suite 280 Lyndhurst NJ 07071 990 2015-01-01 270010229 WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION WEAR 2123974333 54 West 40th Street NEW YORK NY 10018 NANCY HUNT President 2016-11-10 true Kenneth J Lederer P00396373 2019333780 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z NANCY HUNT 320 WEST 37TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 1454813 false false X www.wearefamilyfoundation.org X 2002 NY WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION ("WAFF") IS DEDICATED TO THE VISION OF A GLOBAL FAMILY BY CREATING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE CULTURAL DIVERSITY, WHILE NURTURING AND MENTORING THE VISION, TALENTS AND IDEAS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE POSITIVELY CHANGING THE WORLD. 14 13 6 20 0 1530263 1376557 0 89 79 -234615 -142890 1295737 1233746 24145 10000 0 376997 379682 0 77352 704500 663300 1105642 1052982 190095 180764 692709 851948 92345 70820 600364 781128 WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION ("WAFF") celebrates the vision of a global family by creating and supportING programs that inspire and educate people about mutual respect, understanding, and appreciation of cultural diversity - while striving to solve some of our biggest global problems at the same time. false false 638960 Three Dot Dash is an innovative global youth and mentorship initiative of the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF), designed to recognize and support teen leaders around the world who are actively working on projects that promote a more peaceful society by addressing basic human needs: food, water, health, shelter, safety, education and the environment. Three Dot Dash accelerates their leadership potential so they can advance their projects, mobilize peers to action and amplify their work to broader audiences around the world.Three Dot Dash creates a sustainable worldwide network of individuals, corporations and nonprofit organizations to further the efforts of young leaders by harnessing the power of media, mentoring and social networking to foster public participation around the globe. The Mentors are an extraordinary group of notable individuals including CEOs, CFOs, leaders of Fortune 500 companies and organizations across many disciplines.Global Teen Leaders (GTLs) from 52 countries on 6 continents have participated in Three Dot Dash and have positively affected more than 15 million people with their work. threedotdash.org" 214350 10000 TEDxTeen - The We Are Family Foundation was awarded the license from the world reknown TED Conference to curate and produce an annual TEDxTeen Conference. It is the first TEDx event that is focused on the accomplishments and stories of extraordinary global teens young game-changers. WAFF curates a lineup of international youth who are tackling the big questions and big problems with passion and action. Curated audience members are inspired and use the information to generate further ideas and dialog with their peers. TEDxTeen is live streamed each year capturing an immediate global audience. In 2015, TEDxTeen took place in New York City. More than 100 countries tuned in via livestream. TEDxTeen Talks are filmed and shared worldwide via TEDxTeen.com. They have been viewed more than 13 million times and are used as teaching tools in classrooms and educational institutions worldwide. 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Management is not aware of any violation of its tax status as an organization exempt from income taxes, nor of any exposure to unrelated business income tax. false Annual Gala 793908 718313 75595 106121 61200 18868 33597 Ride for a Purpose 6420 4275 2145 850 431 800328 722588 77740 106971 61200 18868 34028 221067 -143327 true 0 0 AWARDS 3 10000 FMV Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used WAFF provides grants and stipends to various organizations and individuals whose work supports WAFF's mission. WAFF requires documentation and/or media from each grantee to show how the funds provided were used. X VENUE 1 48625 FMV X beverages 1 7453 FMV X furniture 1 2794 FMV X food 1 4225 FMV X software 1 2352 FMV X travel 1 2354 FMV X films 1 2317 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents UPDATED BYLAWS AND POLICIES Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE WAFF FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts on an annual basis each Board member discloses and confirms if any conflicts exist. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees We research comparability data from a credible contemporaneous source: The Salary Survey of Members of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee. This information is presented to the Treasurer who evaluates it, makes recommendations, and then presents it to the full Board. The Board discusses and votes on the recommendations. WAFF President, Nancy Hunt, abstains from voting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available UPON REQUEST